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Big Top

Big Top, seen from above at true elevation

Big Top rises to 929 m in South Carolina. The Pinnacle stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sidewinder Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 5.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31423885, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
929 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates35.16600, -82.49403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Sidewinder Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Zen Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Tommy Wyche Falls: 0.7 mi
  • $10,000 Falls: 1.0 mi
  • Irish Falls: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dixie Highway Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Philip Jackson Hart house ruins: 4.3 mi
  • Joel Poinsett Home Ruins: 4.6 mi
  • Trestle ruins: 5.8 mi
  • Jennings Mill: 5.8 mi
Parks
  • Les Mullinax Park: 4.7 mi
  • Pleasant Ridge Park: 5.0 mi
  • Tuxedo Park: 5.5 mi
  • DuPont State Forest Visitors Center: 7.5 mi
  • The Park at Flat Rock: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 57
  • Springtime in TR: 14.3 mi
  • Honey: 14.8 mi
  • Maria: 15.5 mi
  • Lake Robinson RV Park: 16.2 mi
  • Softball statue: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Pollinator Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Brevard Community Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Asia Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 16.9 mi
  • O’Neal Community Garden: 17.0 mi
Museums: 27
Attractions: 21
  • Ride Rock Creek - Mountain Bike Park: 2.9 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 8.6 mi
  • Historical Downtown: 10.5 mi
  • Southern X793: 10.9 mi
  • Elijah Mountain Gem Mine And Crystal Store: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 13
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 4
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Powhatan Beach: 23.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
  • Mountain Springs Lane: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Big Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleNNW 330°1,148 m5.1 mi
Stone MountainNW 311°1,098 m5.9 mi
Snaggy MountainNNW 343°1,027 m4.6 mi
Little Rich MountainWSW 252°1,008 m6.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW 347°1,002 m4.2 mi
Grassy MountainWNW 295°997 m4.9 mi
Grassy Top MountainWSW 249°993 m2.0 mi
Bald RockWNW 283°990 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0819:42
June solstice06:1720:1120:48
September equinox07:1918:5519:28
December solstice07:3516:4317:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268716964554740
Precip in6.04.85.25.96.16.97.07.06.65.65.97.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Caesars Head, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 981468 — Big Top, Greenville County, South Carolina.

OpenStreetMap element node/357080802

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